Austin Riley - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Austin Riley, Ha-Seong Kim sit on Saturday Jorge Mateo starts at short for the third straight day, as he has given them something Ha-Seong Kim frankly hasn’t.

7 MINS AGO • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Sitting down Saturday Riley isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Impact Riley will take a day to reset after going 0-for-11 with two runs scored and seven strikeouts across his last three games. His absence will allow Mauricio Dubon to start at the hot corner while batting sixth.

15 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Michael Harris II homers, has 4 hits to help Braves outlast Red Sox 7-6

Michael Harris II had four hits, including a two-run home run, Matt Olson added another two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Griffin, Nationals beat Braves 2-1 to give Atlanta its first home series loss of the season

Foster Griffin allowed only three hits in six innings, Nasim Nuñez singled in a run in the fifth and the Washington Nationals smothered Atlanta’s bats for the second straight day i...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Irvin, Washington relievers hold Braves to 1 hit in a 2-0 win

Jake Irvin held the Braves hitless over five innings before leaving with an injury, and the Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta 2-0 with a combined one-hitter

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Reaches base four times Friday Riley went 3-for-3 with three singles, one walk and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Nationals.

Impact Riley walked and scored in the seventh inning and singled in all three other trips to the plate before Jorge Mateo pinch-ran for him in a 2-2 game in the bottom of the ninth. Riley ended the month of April with a .190 average and .588 OPS. He has six multi-hit games and five homers in May, raising his season slash line to .221/.292/.385 with eight homers, 31 RBI, 27 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 16:59 BB:K across 216 plate appearances.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs eighth homer Riley went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.

Impact The third baseman took Janson Junk deep in the second inning to Atlanta in the lead for good. The homer was Riley's eighth homer of the season and his fifth in May over 18 games, a month in which he's slashing .254/.301/.507 with 14 RBI, but a worrisome 3:23 BB:K. After a couple injury-marred campaigns, Riley has stayed healthy so far in 2026, but he has yet to put together an extended hot streak that would put him on track to reach the 30-HR, 90-RBI marks for the first time since 2023.

MAY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Braves beat Marlins 9-1 behind Chris Sale and 3-run homers from Austin Riley, Dominic Smith

Austin Riley and Dominic Smith hit three-run home runs, Chris Sale allowed just one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-1

MAY 21 • Associated Press

Atlanta Braves News: Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski Go Deep, NL East Week Ahead, More Sundays continue to be fun for the Braves.

MAY 18 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

Goes deep in win Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Riley opened the scoring with a three-run blast in the first inning before adding a double and scoring again in the fifth. It marked the first time the third baseman recorded multiple extra-base hits in a game since April 17, and he's now hitting .286 with four home runs in 15 May contests after entering the month with just three long balls. On the season, he's slashing .220/.287/.384 with seven homers, 28 RBI, 24 runs scored and three steals across 195 plate appearances.

MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Riley, Holmes lead Braves to another series win with an 8-1 rout of the Red Sox

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, Grant Holmes pitched six strong innings and the Atlanta Braves routed the Boston Red Sox 8-1 to win another series

MAY 17 • Associated Press

Austin Riley flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. | 06/01/2025 Austin Riley flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

MAY 17 • MLB.COM

Braves play the Red Sox leading series 1-0

The Atlanta Braves lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox

MAY 16 • Associated Press

Belts sixth homer Riley went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

Impact The third baseman took Colin Rea deep in the fifth inning as part of a four-run frame for Atlanta that swung the game. Three of Riley's six homers on the season have come in May, and over 10 games this month he's slashing .316/.341/.579 with eight RBI, albeit with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate. Riley has a history of warming up with the weather, with July (.927 OPS) and August (.859 OPS) being the best months over his career, but May isn't far behind at an .841 OPS.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Braves take on the Cubs after Smith's 4-hit game

The Atlanta Braves take on the Chicago Cubs after Dominic Smith had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Grant Holmes and 3 relievers pitch 1-hitter against Cubs, leading MLB-best Braves to 5-2 win

Grant Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in the opener of a three-game...

MAY 13 • Associated Press

Braves batter Blake Snell for five runs in 7-2 win over Dodgers to end losing streak in Los Angeles

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson each had two RBIs and the Atlanta Braves rocked Blake Snell for five runs in three innings in his season debut for a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodger...

MAY 10 • Associated Press

Freeman, Ohtani lead Dodgers past Sale and Braves 3-1 in National League showdown

Freddie Freeman homered, Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead single and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in a showdown of National League division leaders

MAY 9 • Associated Press

Braves writer sounds alarm on Austin Riley's slow start, sparks potential 'bust' concerns | Sporting News The Braves are off to a hot start, but Austin Riley still has yet to get going. With patience running out, it is start to think of Riley as...

MAY 8 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Ritchie's homecoming spoiled with 5-run 6th inning SEATTLE – Matt Olson hit his 300th career homer and Drake Baldwin homered in his first career plate appearance as a leadoff man. By the time...

MAY 5 • MLB.COM

Slams homer Monday Riley went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mariners on Monday.

Impact Riley belted the fourth of Atlanta's four solo homers in the game, but the team was unable to get in the scoring column otherwise. The long ball was Riley's second in his past three contests following a 13-game homerless stretch. The veteran third baseman is batting just .213 on the season, but he may be coming around at the plate, as he's gone 6-for-15 with five RBI over his past four contests.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

J.P. Crawford hits go-ahead homer in 5-run 6th as Mariners rally from 4 down to beat Braves 5-4

MAY 5 • Associated Press

Heim drives in 5 runs to help Braves beat Rockies 11-6 in Strider's return

Jonah Heim homered, doubled and drove in five runs, Jorge Mateo also hit a home run and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 11-6

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Shows off power, speed in rout Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-1 win over the Rockies.

Impact The 29-year-old ended up in an 0-for-15 cold spell over his final four outings of April, but he's starting the month of May off on the right foot. Saturday marked the first time this year that Riley both left the yard and swiped a bag in the same game. Riley, who hit seventh in the Atlanta lineup Saturday, is still batting a poor .205 with four homers, six doubles, 20 RBI and three stolen bases over 127 at-bats.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Drake Baldwin powers Braves past Rockies 9-1 as Chris Sale dominates again

Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs, Chris Sale allowed one run in seven innings and the Atlanta Braves rolled past the Colorado Rockies 9-1